In the Loop

2009

Action / Comedy

Synopsis

The US President and UK Prime Minister fancy a war. But not everyone agrees that war is a good thing. The US General Miller doesn't think so and neither does the British Secretary of State for International Development, Simon Foster. But, after Simon accidentally backs military action on TV, he suddenly has a lot of friends in Washington, DC. If Simon can get in with the right DC people, if his entourage of one can sleep with the right intern, and if they can both stop the Prime Minister's chief spin-doctor Malcolm Tucker rigging the vote at the UN, they can halt the war. If they don't... well, they can always sack their Director of Communications Judy, who they never liked anyway and who's back home dealing with voters with blocked drains and a man who's angry about a collapsing wall.

The US President and UK Prime Minister fancy a war. But not everyone agrees that war is a good thing. The US General Miller doesn't think so and neither does the British Secretary of State for International Development, Simon Foster. But, after Simon accidentally backs military action on TV, he suddenly has a lot of friends in Washington, DC. If Simon can get in with the right DC people, if his entourage of one can sleep with the right intern, and if they can both stop the Prime Minister's chief spin-doctor Malcolm Tucker rigging the vote at the UN, they can halt the war. If they don't... well, they can always sack their Director of Communications Judy, who they never liked anyway and who's back home dealing with voters with blocked drains and a man who's angry about a collapsing wall.

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Reviewed by jamieunitt2 / 10

Not as good as the thick of it

This is supposed to be a spin-off of the 'thick of it'. It isn't. Don't get me wrong, I love the thick of it, it's one of my favourite comedies. But this just, well, sucked. This is for a number of reasons 1. They changed the names of most of the characters Most of us who watched the Thick of it recognised people such as James Smith as Glenn or Chris Addison as Olly, not 'Michael' and 'Tobey' 2. The plot was terrible The entire story took a way too 'action film-like' tone, and doesn't even take place in DoSAC for God's sake! I also don't see involving the entire 'Anglo-American' side to it was particularly good either. I see that Iannuci is trying to make a link between his two political satires -The thick of it and 'Veep'. But it just didn't work 3. It focused to much on the American side of things Don't get me wrong, I don't hate America the way I seem to, but if this is a supposed spin-of of 'The thick of it', then surely it would've focused on the British rather than the American perspective 4. there are certain plot holes Little things such as the fact that Emma is shown as being in a relationship with Tobey, despite being in a relationship (if you can call it that) with Olly at this point in the 'Thick of it', and the way that Malcolm Tucker is shown to try and get the UN assembly to vote in favour of war - this doesn't seem a very Malcolm Tucker thing to do. he usually wants to do the least controversial, non-mess up decision

Reviewed by dylanhenty8 / 10

Not exactly 'The Thick Of It' but just as good

To clear up some confusion this is essentially a spin-off of 'The Thick Of It' written and directed by the same people, with the same actors and some of the same characters. This is not a film of the show, it is using the show as a jumping off point through which to sharply and brilliantly satirize the political ineptitude which caused the Iraq War. In my opinion is it is just as funny as the original show, even at it's best.

Reviewed by shoprj1 / 10

The worst movie i have ever watch

This is the worst movie i have ever watched. Its full of charters pretending to be important diplomats while constantly yelling and using language that becomes the story line. Do not bother, hell i don't know why i'm bothering writing this review. in the theme of the movie, It F**king S**ks.